human chorionic gonadotropin

noun

A peptide hormone, produced during pregnancy, that prevents the breakdown of the corpus luteum and maintains progesterone production.

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Meanings

nounhuman chorionic gonadotropin (uncountable, abbreviation hCG or HCG)

abbreviation hCG · abbreviation HCG

  1. uncountablebiochemistryA peptide hormone, produced during pregnancy, that prevents the breakdown of the corpus luteum and maintains progesterone production.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounhormone produced early in pregnancy by the placenta; detection in the urine and serum is the basis for one kind of pregnancy test

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human chorionic gonadotrophinHCG
Broader
gonadotropingonadotrophingonadotropic hormone

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